1 Kings 21:8

8 ¹So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to ²the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city.

1 Kings 21:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 21:8

So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his
seal
He giving her leave, no doubt, to take his seal; though she might not communicate her scheme to him, lest he should object to it:

and sent the letters unto the elders, and to the nobles that were in
his city dwelling with Naboth:
to the chief magistrates of the city of Jezreel, where Naboth dwelt.

1 Kings 21:8 In-Context

6 And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it. ’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard. ’”

7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. ”

8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city.

9 And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.

10 And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king. ’ Then take him out and stone him to death. ”

Cross References

• 1. 21:8 [Esth. 3:12]
• 2. 21:8 ch. 20:7; Ruth 4:2